Assumption 1
People spend the majority of their work time in one fixed location (office desk).
- Test Name: Workspace Environment Audit
- Method: Conduct a “Typical Day” diary log with office workers and remote professionals. Participants will track the various environments for which they complete their work on a typical weekday.
- Questions:
- How many hours of your day is spent at a primary, dedicated work desk? (0-2 hours, 2-4 hours, 6 hours+)
- What alternative places do you go to complete your work? (e.g. couches, bed, cafes)
- Objective: To determine if a static intervention like Hunchie that requires a platform to be set up upon is viable for the modern workforce.
- Success Metric: A finding that more than 70% of the target audience spends at least half of their working hours located at a specific desk.
For this test, I recruited participants who were full-time desk workers.
Test Card
Test Name: Work Location
Assigned To: Heather
Deadline: March 10th
Duration: 1 day
We believe that… most people spend the majority of their workday at a primary desk or dedicated workspace.
To verify that we will… ask office workers or remote professionals to complete a one-day diary log on a typical weekday tracking where they work throughout the day.
And measure… how many hours participants spend at their primary desk compared to other work locations (couch, meeting room, bed, cafes, etc.).
We are right if… at least 70% of participants spend at least half of their working hours at a single dedicated desk.
Data
Participant 1
Name: Sarthak C.
Job: Research Engineer
On average, how many hours of your workday is spent at a primary, dedicated work desk? 6+
What alternative places do you go to complete your work? Meeting/Phone Room
Diary Log:
- 9-11 am: at main desk
- 11am – noon: meeting room
- 12-12:30: eating lunch outside
- 12:30-5:30: at main desk
- 5:30-5:45: break with quick walk outside
- 5:45-8pm: at main desk
Participant 2
Name: Mark S.
Job: Software Engineer
On average, how many hours of your workday is spent at a primary, dedicated work desk? 6+
What alternative places do you go to complete your work? Meeting/Phone Room
Diary Log:
- 8:30am-9:30am home work desk
- 9:30am-10:30am drive to work
- 10:30am-5:15pm work main desk
- 5:15pm-6:30pm drive home
- 6:30pm-7pm home work desk
Participant 3
Name: Arman D.
Job: Software Engineer
On average, how many hours of your workday is spent at a primary, dedicated work desk? 6+ hours
What alternative places do you go to complete your work? Bed, Cafe, Break Room
Diary Log:
- 11am-3pm at desk
- 3pm-4pm playing billiards
- 4pm-6pm at desk
Learning Card
Insight name: Office workers do spend the majority of their time at one primary desk.
Date of learning: March 6
Person Responsible: Heather
We believed that… most people spend the majority of their workday at a primary desk or dedicated workspace.
We observed… that all of our study participants spent over half their working hours at a single dedicated desk with an average of 78% of their workday spent at this desk.
From that we learned… we were correct in our assumption that more than 70% of the target audience spends at least half of their working hours located at a specific desk.
Therefore, we will… continue to make our product a device that can be placed and kept on a primary desk for use whenever the user is sitting there.
Assumption 2
Hunchie is a socially acceptable tool to use in a professional or public environment.
- Test Name: Social Friction
- Method: A questionnaire reflection on how users felt about setting Hunchie up at a public location and the reactions of others around them.
- Questions:
- On a scale of 1-10, how self-conscious did you feel having Hunchie on your desk?
- Were you distracted by Hunchie’s presence and worried about how others might react?
- Did any coworkers comment on Hunchie? If so, was the reaction positive, confused, or negative?
- Were there times when you felt compelled to remove Hunchie?
- Objective: To gauge the level of social stigma associated with having a physical posture aid in public.
- Success Metric: Participants reporting that Hunchie’s average level of distraction is below 2/5 and there was very little negative feedback from co-workers and peers.
Test Card
Test Name: Social Friction
Assigned To: Ginelle
Deadline: March 10th
Duration: 10 minutes
We believe that… Hunchie is a socially acceptable tool to use in a professional or public environment.
To verify that we will… ask people who work or study in public spaces (office, libraries, etc.) to first equip Hunchie in a public setting, then complete a questionnaire.
And measure… the level of social stigma associated with having a physical posture aid in public.
We are right if… majority of participants report that Hunchie’s level of distraction is below a 2/5.
Data
Participant 1
Name: Lucianne S.
| (Scale of 1-10) How self-conscious did you feel having Hunchie on your desk? | 0 |
| (Scale of 1-10) How distracted were you by Hunchie’s presence? | 4 |
| (Scale of 1-10) How worried about how others might react? | 3 |
| Did any coworkers comment on Hunchie? If so, was the reaction positive, confused, or negative? | Just 1. Positive, more so curious |
| Were there times when you felt compelled to remove Hunchie from your desk? | A few times when it was blocking my vision from laptop |
Participant 2
Name: Justin A.
| (Scale of 1-10) How self-conscious did you feel having Hunchie on your desk? | 3 |
| (Scale of 1-10) How distracted were you by Hunchie’s presence? | 3 |
| (Scale of 1-10) How worried about how others might react? | 2 |
| Did any coworkers comment on Hunchie? If so, was the reaction positive, confused, or negative? | Yeah my manager pointed it out but he was chill about it. |
| Were there times when you felt compelled to remove Hunchie from your desk? | Once |
Participant 3
Name: Tiara M.
| (Scale of 1-10) How self-conscious did you feel having Hunchie on your desk? | 4 |
| (Scale of 1-10) How distracted were you by Hunchie’s presence? | 1 |
| (Scale of 1-10) How worried about how others might react? | 3 |
| Did any coworkers comment on Hunchie? If so, was the reaction positive, confused, or negative? | Yes three, with positive/confused/curious reactions. |
| Were there times when you felt compelled to remove Hunchie from your desk? | No |
Learning Card
Insight name: Physical devices don’t face social stigma in professional/public settings
Date of learning: March 9
Person Responsible: Ginelle
We believed that… Hunchie would be a socially acceptable tool to use in a professional or public environment.
We observed… that self-consciousness averaged 2.3, and distraction and social worry scores averaged 2.7 (both out of 10). Additionally, coworker/public reactions were typically between positive, curious, and neutral. Two out of three participants felt compelled to remove Hunchie at least once.
From that we learned… Hunchie is generally a suitable tool for use in a public environment, as social stigma is minimal. This does not eliminate the possibility of users not wanting to use Hunchie in public due to their own judgment though.
Therefore, we will… move forward with our inclusion of a physical device in our intervention design. However, we will consider different approaches in designing Hunchie so as to reduce any social friction.
Assumption 3
Users are willing to download and maintain a companion app for Hunchie.
- Test Name: App Friction Poll
- Method: Conduct a targeted poll among users who already use hardware gadgets that have a companion app (smart scales, workout apps)
- Questions:
- How many apps do you currently have on your phone that is connected to a physical device?
- If a posture tool is functional without an app, would you still download it to track your progress and data?
- What is the primary reason you delete “companion apps” for hardware?
- On a scale of 1-5, how likely are you to compete with friends on a leaderboard or “Hunchie health score”?
- Objective: To validate if the companion app is useful and attractive to users
- Success Metric: Over 60% of respondents consider data tracking to be a necessary or desirable feature.
Test Card
Test Name: Companion App
Assigned To: Nikki
Deadline: March 10th
Duration: 5 minutes
We believe that… users are willing to download and use the Hunchie companion app to track their progress.
To verify that we will… send out a poll to users who use devices that contain a companion app.
And measure… their willingness to download and use the companion app.
We are right if… Over 60% of respondents consider data tracking to be a necessary or desirable feature.
Data
Participant 1
Name: Arihant C.
Job: Software Engineer
- How many apps do you currently have on your phone that is connected to a physical device? 1 (Smart scale)
- If a posture tool is functional without an app, would you still download it to track your progress and data? Yes.
- What is the primary reason you delete “companion apps” for hardware? The apps are not a necessity to the product
- On a scale of 1-5, how likely are you to compete with friends on a leaderboard or “Hunchie health score” (1 for not at all, 5 for absolutely)? 4
Participant 2
Name: J. Y.
Job: Student
- How many apps do you currently have on your phone that is connected to a physical device? 1 (Aura ring)
- If a posture tool is functional without an app, would you still download it to track your progress and data? Yes.
- What is the primary reason you delete “companion apps” for hardware? I no longer use the hardware component
- On a scale of 1-5, how likely are you to compete with friends on a leaderboard or “Hunchie health score” (1 for not at all, 5 for absolutely)? 1
Participant 3
Name: Bin Z.
Job: Self-employed, desk job
- How many apps do you currently have on your phone that is connected to a physical device? 1.
- If a posture tool is functional without an app, would you still download it to track your progress and data? Yes.
- What is the primary reason you delete “companion apps” for hardware? The app doesn’t function well/would not connect/too difficult to use
- On a scale of 1-5, how likely are you to compete with friends on a leaderboard or “Hunchie health score” (1 for not at all, 5 for absolutely)? 1
Learning Card
Insight name: Companion apps are desired and useful
Date of learning: March 10, 2026
Person Responsible: Nikki
We believed that… users will be willing to download Hunchie’s companion app to track their progress.
We observed… that all of our participants are willing to download a companion app for the hardware they use. The willingness to compete with friends on a leaderboard for Hunchie’s health score averaged 2.67/5 (with 1 indicating ‘Not at all’ and 5 indicating ‘Absolutely’).
From that we learned… users are willing to download and use companion apps provided that they are essential to unlocking certain features related to the hardware and have a stable and easy onboarding process.
Therefore, we will… proceed with developing an intuitive companion app interface for Hunchie. Since the enthusiasm for a social or competitive leaderboard is moderate, we will not incorporate this in our initial prototype.
